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Offline hillbilly61

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Maple Board ?
« on: May 07, 2010, 07:34:07 pm »
I have a 1" x 1" x 60" Maple board that was left over from some cabinet facing. The grain looks to be pretty straight. If I backed it with burlap, would it make a fair drawing bow, if I don't screw up the tiller? ::)
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Offline sailordad

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Re: Maple Board ?
« Reply #1 on: May 07, 2010, 07:35:03 pm »
what kind of cut is the board?
how many run offs etc?
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Re: Maple Board ?
« Reply #2 on: May 07, 2010, 07:42:29 pm »
I'll tak a couple pics. That might have helped to include in the post :-[
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Offline sailordad

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Re: Maple Board ?
« Reply #3 on: May 07, 2010, 07:45:58 pm »
if ya could take one of the wide sides,narrow sides and ends  ;)
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Offline aero86

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Re: Maple Board ?
« Reply #4 on: May 07, 2010, 07:55:58 pm »
probably put a string on it the way it is with that thickness.  just narrow the tips a bit, probably make a bend in the handle bow
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Offline hillbilly61

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Re: Maple Board ?
« Reply #5 on: May 07, 2010, 08:22:04 pm »
Well I took one of the end and one of the side grain.

 Th wide side is 1" and the narrow side is 1"
 Don't know what ya meen other than that :-[




I don't want to ruin it if at all possible. If nothing ealse I could give it to a young-un at the Hill Shoot ;)
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Offline Badger

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Re: Maple Board ?
« Reply #6 on: May 07, 2010, 08:31:29 pm »
  I would just tiller it out for a bend in the handle bow, flat bottom, probably be about 5/8 thick in the handle section. maybe narrow the last 14" or so of each limb.
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Offline Frode

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« Reply #7 on: May 07, 2010, 10:10:16 pm »
If the grain runs that nice the whole length, it seems like it would be fine to me.  I've done a couple, linen backed, from 1 x 2 boards that weren't quite that straight, and they both turned into good 40#'ers.
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Offline hillbilly61

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Re: Maple Board ?
« Reply #8 on: May 08, 2010, 02:48:58 am »
Most of the grain runs like that. It runs out abot 10" from the end. All I have right now is burlap and bamboo. With it being only 60", I don't think I have any room to play.
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Offline George Tsoukalas

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Re: Maple Board ?
« Reply #9 on: May 08, 2010, 04:42:02 am »
If the bottom one is the edge grain you are all set. Do back it. What is your draw length? Do  not  glue any handles on. It is too short. Let the handle  bend. There's info on my site.Jawge
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Offline sailordad

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Re: Maple Board ?
« Reply #10 on: May 08, 2010, 10:35:41 am »
with grain like that it should work out just fine

i would do like Jawge said,bendy handle and back it
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